Guill Tool announce the appointment of Stephen Ovren as the company’s sales manager. The announcement was made by Chuck Paull, Chief Marketing Officer, at the company’s West Warwick, Rhode Island headquarters.
Read MoreThe Okuma High-pressure Coolant System is the newest addition to the company’s growing line of peripheral products to support integrated, seamless manufacturing processes. Designed for demanding machining environments, the OHP Series provides variable flow, high pressure coolant delivery to Okuma machine tools
Read MoreBASF celebrated the official inauguration of its newly built, world-scale Verbund site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in southern China. Covering an area of around four square kilometers, it is more than a major BASF project in the chemical growth market of China. “Zhanjiang shows what the future of chemistry looks like: efficient, digital and sustainable by design. The site showcases a smart integrated Verbund structure on an industrial scale,” said Dr. Markus Kamieth, CEO of BASF, at the ceremony attended by representatives from government, customers, business partners and employees.
Read MoreDuPont has completed the previously-announced divestiture of its Aramids business (Kevlar® and Nomex®) to Arclin, a portfolio company of an affiliate of TJC, L.P. (TJC), in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $1.8 billion.
Read MoreLubrizol announced Best Line Oil Co. as an authorized distributor for Paratherm™ Heat Transfer Fluids and Lubrizol Industrial Fluids throughout the state of Florida. This new partnership expands Lubrizol’s distribution capabilities in the Southeast, providing customers improved access to high performance industrial fluid solutions supported by a well established regional partner.
Read MoreClariant will showcase its latest portfolio of innovative additives solutions at Chinaplas 2026, taking place April 21-24 in Shanghai.
Read MoreFord Motor Co. is converting part of its historic Dearborn campus into a new facility called World Headquarters South, advancing a broader effort to modernize its workplaces and bring teams closer together. When complete, the 3.3-million-square-foot World Headquarters complex will accommodate approximately 10,000 to 11,000 employees in total. Approximately 16,000 employees will be within a 15-minute walk of one another, providing easier collaboration across the campus.
Read MoreARLANXEO entered into an agreement for the expansion of marketing and sales of EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) synthetic rubber manufactured by Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company (PRC), a joint stock company formed under the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Read MoreBridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) announced that it has launched joint research with Universitas Indonesia, Public University Corporation Yokohama City University (Yokohama City University), and Public University Corporation Maebashi Institute of Technology (Maebashi Institute of Technology) for the genetic analysis of para rubber trees. This collaboration will leverage trees and genetic information from Bridgestone’s natural rubber farm in Indonesia. Working together with the advanced technologies of the partner universities, the joint project aims to create a marker-assisted selection technology that enables early identification of elite trees (high-yielding, stable performers). Through this effort, Bridgestone and the partner universities seek to contribute to future improvements in the productivity and stable supply of natural rubber.
Read MoreGreene Tweed has named Seal Dynamics the exclusive sales and distribution partner for its aerospace original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products in Asia and Brazil, effective April 1, 2026. The strategic collaboration builds on a long-standing relationship and provides new opportunities for aerospace OEMs in these regions to access Greene Tweed’s innovative solutions and technical expertise, ensuring they remain competitive in these rapidly growing markets.
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